St Osyth is a village, civil parish and  electoral ward (St Osyth and Point Clear) in northeast Essex. It is about west of Clacton-on-Sea, and about southeast of Colchester. It is located on the B1027 road and is named after Osyth, a saint and Anglian princess. The Essex dialect pronunciation is 'Toosey', which is still in use locally for the name of the village.